A capless filler pipe closure is provided for a tank filler pipe. The capless closure permits a fuel pump nozzle to be inserted into the tank filler pipe without first removing a fuel cap from the outer end of the tank filler pipe.

A fuel filler device that includes a flow conduction device arranged in a filler line and configured such that during a filling, an outlet pipe of a pump nozzle is guided and supported therein, and an attachment connected to the flow conduction device. The attachment includes a first attachment end, a second attachment end, and a constriction extending between the first attachment end and the second attachment end such that the attachment tapers from the first attachment end to the second attachment end via the constriction. At least one first gap is formed between the first attachment end and the flow conduction device so that during a filling sequence, fuel vapour introduced into the fuel filler device may flow through the at least one first gap into the filler line in a direction of a fuel tank connected to the filler line.

Systems are provided for refueling a fuel tank of a motor vehicle via a funnel including an insert. In one example, a system may include a funnel including an insert coupled to an inner circumference of the funnel, the insert including a plurality of projections positioned on an inner perimeter of the insert. The plurality of projections may include a first projection spanning a first axial length, a second projection spanning a second axial length, and a third projection spanning a third axial length.

A combined force- and temperature-sensing array includes an array of drive plates, an array of sense plates corresponding the drive plates, and a layer of dielectric material separating the drive and sense plates. A diode with a forward junction voltage is connected between at least one of the drive plates and at least one of the sense plates. A multiplexer is operative to select between an electrical pulse or an electrical current for delivery to the at least one drive plate. Circuitry is provided for sensing an applied force resulting from a change in capacitance between the at least one drive plate and the at least one sense plate when the electrical pulse is delivered, and for sensing a temperature resulting from a change in the forward junction voltage of the diode when the current is delivered. The sensor array may be provided as a shoe insert for diabetics with neuropathy.

The invention relates to a filler pipe (1) weldable to a liquid tank (3) of a vehicle, wherein the filler pipe comprises a main body (4), a secondary body (5) configured to support an inlet check valve (2) and a weldable flange (6) suitable for welding around an opening in the liquid tank (3), the weldable flange (6) extending between the main body (4) and the secondary body (5).

An fuel inlet port structure includes an inlet box having a box shape and having a box opening at its bottom, an inner panel disposed further inward of a vehicle with respect to the inlet box, and an inlet shield inserted through the box opening of the inlet box from outward of the vehicle and disposed between the inlet box and the inner panel. The inlet shield includes a barrel portion having a groove extending circumferentially along part of an entire circumference of an outer surface of the barrel portion at an outer edge.

A fuel filling and vapor recovery system for a vehicle is described. The system includes: a canister that is in communication with a fuel receptacle in the vehicle to collect and filter fuel vapor; a first tube that is connected to the canister; a second tube that is connected to the fuel receptacle; and a canister box that is configured for connection to the first and second tubes. The canister box includes an upper member, and a lower member that is configured for engagement with the upper member such that a watertight seal is formed therebetween to prevent external water intrusion into the canister box. The lower member includes an integral connector that is configured for connection to the first tube to allow the fuel vapor to enter the canister box.

A fuel filler tube housing assembly constructed in accordance to one example of the present disclosure includes a fuel filler neck and a filler extension tube. The fuel filler neck housing includes a first mounting structure operable to support a check valve. The fuel filler extension tube is fixed to the fuel filler neck housing and has a second mounting structure substantially similar to the first mounting structure and thereby also operable to support the check valve.

A method for manufacturing a high-pressure tank, capable of removing bubbles inside a carbon-fiber layer and those on an outer surface thereof without deteriorating a strength of the carbon-fiber layer, preventing a defective appearance, reducing variations in size, and thereby manufacturing a high-pressure tank having an excellent strength is provided. A method for manufacturing a high-pressure tank includes an uncured carbon-fiber layer forming step of forming an uncured carbon-fiber layer around a liner, a glass-fiber layer forming step of forming an uncured glass-fiber layer around the uncured carbon-fiber layer, a pin inserting step of inserting a tubular pin disposed therein from an uncured glass-fiber layer side to an interface of the uncured carbon-fiber layer, a gas sucking step of sucking a gas from the pin, and a thermally-curing treatment step of forming a glass-fiber layer and a carbon-fiber layer.

A fuel tank fill assembly is adapted to be coupled to a fuel tank to conduct fuel from a fuel nozzle to the fuel tank during fueling of a vehicle. The fuel tank fill assembly illustratively includes a relatively rigid filler pipe and a relatively flexible fuel hose that cooperate to provide a conduit for conveying fuel.